The free Human Organ Atlas gives users an up-close-and-personal look at 56 human organs.

The tool displays organs in three dimensions and opens new avenues for researching key diseases, such as cancer and diabetes ...

An international team of scientists and clinicians has announced the launch of a new open-access 3D portal that allows users to explore intact human organs in unprecedented detail—from the whole organ ...

Miniature organs grown in the lab can organize themselves into complex shapes. But they never do it the same way twice, which makes it hard to use these so-called "organoids" to study disease. Now, ...

Seven years ago, Edward Tranter was fresh out of school and determined to donate one of his kidneys. It was not in aid of a family member or a close friend, and not even because he had watched ...

A patient in China with hepatocellular carcinoma survived 171 days following xenotransplantation with a genetically modified ...

UCLA student Sohum Bhargava folds origami into kidney health advocacy. His intricate paper art sparks awareness about organ ...

Hair is pretty tricky. Unlike almost every other organ in the human body, which finishes its development in the womb, the ...

The COVID-19 pandemic brought messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines to the forefront of global health care. After their clinical trial stages, the first COVID-19 mRNA vaccine was administered on 8 December ...

Over the past few years, a new class of medications has transformed the treatment of obesity. Drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro work primarily by reducing appetite, helping people eat less and ...

Nearly 40% of California-grown nonorganic produce has residues from pesticides made from potentially toxic PFAS chemicals ...

The first cell rejuvenation therapy is set to enter clinics, testing if aging cells can be reset to a younger, healthier ...